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A place to discuss anything and everything related to sports and fitnessenTue, 31 Mar 2015 22:01:57 GMTvBulletin60http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/bb/misc/rss.pnghttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/
March Madness: The teams going to the Final Four!http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/450850-March-Madness-The-teams-going-to-the-Final-Four!?goto=newpost
Sun, 29 Mar 2015 23:22:02 GMTHmmm...I wonder who the other teams will be going to the Final Four?...besides...;

Go Spartans!!
]]>The ClubhouseThe Count of Merkur Cristohttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/450850-March-Madness-The-teams-going-to-the-Final-Four!Fitbit Charge HRhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/450710-Fitbit-Charge-HR?goto=newpost
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 16:07:40 GMTAnyone else rocking a fitbit? I just picked one up to track my daily calorie burn. Time to shed my winter weight and figured this might be a good motivator.Anyone else rocking a fitbit? I just picked one up to track my daily calorie burn. Time to shed my winter weight and figured this might be a good motivator.
]]>The ClubhouseDan-Ohttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/450710-Fitbit-Charge-HRhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/450163-Women-s-college-hockey?goto=newpost
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:27:14 GMTIt doesn't get a lot of press, but the NCAA D-1 championship game was played yesterday. Congratulations to the Golden Gophers of the U of Minnesota on another national title--their 3rd in 4 years.

I don't know why the game didn't make the front page of ESPN. Of course, that's better than the Sports Illustrated website--I couldn't find the story anywhere on SI's website.
]]>The Clubhousedklaimanhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/450163-Women-s-college-hockeylifting weights at 61http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449735-lifting-weights-at-61?goto=newpost
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:01:47 GMTI am 61 and thinking about lifting weights again. All my life I've been involved with some type of a workout regiment, either yoga or pilates and even weights. But here in the last 2 years the wear and tear has caused me to have both knees replaced. I work a physical job and in decent shape for my age. But I think I really love lifting more than all other. So, would all of you lifters recommend a plan or a good website to help me back. Thanks
]]>The Clubhousehoneycutthttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449735-lifting-weights-at-61http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449464-2015-B-amp-B-Fantasy-Baseball?goto=newpost
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:00:51 GMTHello Sports Fans,

Last year I ran a B & B fantasy baseball pool. It was a great success and I am doing so again this year. Fortunately for you 4 spots are open from last year!!! So the first 4 people to PM me have dibs on the spots. We will do a live draft in the next week or so before the season starts. We have agreed upon a small pif to the seasons overall winner ($10-$15 value each).
So please feel free to PM me with interest. It was a blast last year, so lets make it just as fun this year!!!
]]>The Clubhousefroogle_jimmyhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449464-2015-B-amp-B-Fantasy-BaseballThe Boxing Threadhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449431-The-Boxing-Thread?goto=newpost
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 02:04:49 GMTThis is your place to discuss all aspects of the Sweet Science. Whether you are an active boxer,amateur or pro,trainer or corner man, or are an active fan like myself. Let us know your thoughts on the influence of Premier Boxing Champions ( Al Hayman ) broadcasts on Showtime and HBO . Your...This is your place to discuss all aspects of the Sweet Science. Whether you are an active boxer,amateur or pro,trainer or corner man, or are an active fan like myself. Let us know your thoughts on the influence of Premier Boxing Champions ( Al Hayman ) broadcasts on Showtime and HBO . Your thoughts on the Kovalev/ Pascal fight.
Does Andre Ward deserve to be dropped from the pound for pound ratings for inactivity?
What are your picks for up coming fights?
What is a good explanation of a check hook ?
What is "catch and shoot" ?
What would be a good boxing workout routine for guys that want to start.
All of this and any other Boxing topic you want to talk about is fair game so ....

Touch gloves. return to your corners, and come out posting at the bell !
]]>The ClubhouseNick Styptichttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449431-The-Boxing-Threadhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449159-NCAA-Tournament-Time-What-s-Your-Team?goto=newpost
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:19:41 GMTGents, it is that time of year. As those of you who follow college basketball likely know, my user name is a dead give away as to where my allegiance lays.
Kansas is an enigma to me this year. On one hand Bill Self has done something almost no one thought he could do. Namely winning the Big 12...Gents, it is that time of year. As those of you who follow college basketball likely know, my user name is a dead give away as to where my allegiance lays.

Kansas is an enigma to me this year. On one hand Bill Self has done something almost no one thought he could do. Namely winning the Big 12 for an eleventh straight-year with a bunch of freshmen, a couple of talented but don't-know-how-to-win-yet one and done freshmen, one junior in Perry Ellis and just about no real bench. They went 26-5 in the regular season and made it to the championship game in the Big 12 tournament. Pretty good stuff but...

The other hand presents the Mr. Hyde to the Dr. Jekyll. The main issue is focus and killer instinct. They lose both for minutes at a time in games and this has proven a bit disastrous in some big games. They did this again Saturday losing a 17 point lead to ISU. All respects to ISU. They are ranked 13 and have a good coach and great lead player in Georges Niang. But a top ten type team does not blow 17 point leads in the Sprint Center in Kansas City. About forty miles from the hallowed halls of Allen Fieldhouse. They have done this a number of times this year and managed to pull out a few of the games by the skin of their teeth.

Now we find ourselves in the midwest bracket along with Kentucky over at 1 and Wichita State at 7! Come on selection committee! Is it not enough that Kentucky beat us like blind dogs earlier this year that you have to chuck us in the bracket with a potential in-state rival? WSU has wanted KU for a long time. They have absolutely noting to lose in a matchup like that. Everyone wants their ideal seeding but man, we would have been better off as a 3 or 4 this year.

Main issues for Kansas aside from the mental stuff is A; guard play. This killed us last year and if you look at the tournament thread from last year I predicted at second round loss and was not proved wrong. If there is one thing I get frustrated at Bill Self about it is outside guard play. We were leading the league this year in 3 point shooting and about a month ago he made a big deal of it in the papers and whammo, we haven't made a handful of treys since. He is smart enough to not shut down outside shooting. He just doesn't want an emphasis on it. But this year is different. Unlike last year we have a point guard and two shooting guards who can light it up when hot. And our inside presence is non-existent. One big is out over eligibility issues, Perry Ellis is wounded and at 6-8 cannot just overwhelm teams. This leaves some clean up guys and a transfer from Arkansas off the bench. Bill kind of needed to encourage the outside shooting spree I think. We are going to see really quick this coming weekend whether these guys have shaken the shooting monkey off their backs. B; Depth. This is a real killer. See the comments about our bigs. We simply have no bench when it comes to big guys. Traylor and Lucas can play but they are not going to give you 30 minutes a game like some of our horses have the last few years.

Prediction? Not on your life! When this team is focused they can play with anybody and beat them. Including hanging with Kentucky if necessary. They played the meanest schedule in college ball this year by a long mile with frosh and backups and went for 26 wins. But when the mental health issues show up, it gets ugly REALLY fast. If we make it past WSU I like our chances in the next round. Now Kentucky later on?...Let me get some headache powders ready before I think about that.
]]>The ClubhousePhog Allenhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449159-NCAA-Tournament-Time-What-s-Your-TeamWeight training questionhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449058-Weight-training-question?goto=newpost
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:23:21 GMTSo, my current gym is my hotel gym. In there, as standard hotel gyms go, is a mixture of weights. However, the dumbells only go to 25lbs, which doesn't suit me. I would normally do 45-50 lbs concentration curls and similar weights for other exercises. To compensate, I use the multi trainer which is one of those machines with various cables that can be adjusted for weight and height.

I can get the weights from that machine, doing 4 sets of 8-10 reps at my chosen weight. However, is there any problem doing that and mixing it up with a few high rep sets with lighter weight? I am often doing 4 sets of 20 reps, fairly fast with the 25lbs dumbs as I like free weights.

My goal is weight loss, strength and size gains.
]]>The ClubhousePeteBhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/449058-Weight-training-questionYoga starthttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/448648-Yoga-start?goto=newpost
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 05:44:48 GMTI have now finished session 4 (?) of an intro to hot yoga (hatha).
For those of you who have never done this, imagine being in a yoga room where it is HOT. You begin to sweat almost immediately. You need a yoga mat, and a towel placed on top of the mat to absord sweat and to not slide around...I have now finished session 4 (?) of an intro to hot yoga (hatha).

For those of you who have never done this, imagine being in a yoga room where it is HOT. You begin to sweat almost immediately. You need a yoga mat, and a towel placed on top of the mat to absord sweat and to not slide around (I ued a bath towel for the first few sessions). You also need a water bottle. Hand towel is optional.

If you're like me, you're also one of the few men. The men I've seen largely fall into 2 groups - the ones who are experienced (flexible, hold postures without falling over, etc) and the ones who aren't. I'm in group 2.

It's both humbling and also a good workout. It's not cardio as far as I can tell (although it feels like it is), but it's a good strength & flexibility workout as well as being relaxing in bits. It's also helped some minor low back problems that cropped up about a month ago. The sauna-like environment is extra nice when it's cold outside.

I've always planned on having yoga as part of my overall exercise routine - it covers flexibility and strength (as well as being good for my back and posture), and would seem to match up well to running/walking/hiking.

I now need to buy a headband, because nearly bald head + 100+ degree temperature room = lots of sweat in my eyes.
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Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:35:02 GMTI'm not one for gyms so I'm curious what's the most effective ways to work out at home. I thought about getting some bikes but I figured running would be just as effective. Just wanted to get what yall do at home for weight loss as far as exercise...I need to get my beach body lol.
]]>The Clubhousetxskimohttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/447970-Help-at-homeMartial arts practitioners?http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/447890-Martial-arts-practitioners?goto=newpost
Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:56:25 GMTHello,

I've noticed there is a thread specifically for those involved in MMA, and thought it might be nice to have one devoted to traditional martial arts. So, do any of you fine shavers practice karate, Tai Chi, Capoeira, or something else along those lines?

I'll start: I have a black belt in Uechi-ryu karate. I've practiced the art since I was about nine, although since heading to university I have not had the chance to continue lessons, and so have confined myself to refining what I know already rather than learning anything entirely new.
]]>The ClubhouseGriegPlantshttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/447890-Martial-arts-practitionersonline or app based wieght training programshttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/447756-online-or-app-based-wieght-training-programs?goto=newpost
Thu, 05 Mar 2015 01:32:16 GMTI'm starting in to weight training to get into better shape and was wondering what people use to track their workouts. I use a garmin to track my runs and would like something that I can use to help analysis my progress. I have looked at jfit but have not found much else.
]]>The Clubhousestarry82http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/447756-online-or-app-based-wieght-training-programsLifting Chalk Alternatives?http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/447720-Lifting-Chalk-Alternatives?goto=newpost
Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:33:30 GMTHas anyone used any of the alternatives to conventional lifting chalk like Liquid Grip? I want something for days I'm at home or work doing kettlebells and don't want the mess on me or whatever is around me.
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